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Nottingham had surgery on his thumb... [Latest: DFA’d by Mariners]
adambr2 replied to TURBO's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Trade something of value to get the guy back that they just DFAed? I could see them claiming him, but even that ....probably not. Maile looks capable....Feliciano has a bright future. These Pina and Narvaez injuries are very short-term things. They're fine. -
You hurt yourself a lot worse by getting no trade compensation. It's definitely a negative for the Packers if they have a chance to get compensation and choose to let him retire instead. If Jordan Love is our starting QB in 2021 then getting some financial help in the form of a cap credit isn't going to make an ounce of difference next to the trade compensation that you could use to set yourself up for the future instead.
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It's closer to $30 million. He would also have to return the bonus he was just paid in March, I think it was $6.8 million? There's simply no way they just let $29 million slide like it's nothing. I'm not advocating they allow him to retire but it's an option and I don't think it's a far fetched option. For me personally, I'd rather trade him than just get some cash back. As far as that roster bonus, I'm guessing he'd be fighting to keep that, I don't know if he is actually obligated to return that of not. That might be one of those things that ends up in court.
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We don't even know if the Packers would go after Rodgers' bonus money. It's a right but not always standard practice to do so. The Colts didn't go after Luck's. The Cowboys didn't go after Romo's. I'd guess we would given the circumstances, but it's not a certainty that we'd just automatically get this big 23M cap credit. It's absolutely not in the Packers' best interests to let Rodgers just retire and stick it to him. He's the MVP of the league. We have a developmental QB that almost certainly isn't ready to play. We'd get no compensation. It might be satisfying, but letting him just rot in retirement would be far more damaging to the Green Bay Packers than it would be to Aaron Rodgers.
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So I've been skeptical of our bullpen in general, mostly because we've had to count on too many unknowns like JP. However, I can't help but really start to take notice of this guy. Relievers tend to be volatile -- is there signs that what Feyereisen is doing might be something sustainable? It's been a pretty great story either way. I knew he was a native, but had no idea until recently he pitched for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (I'm a Rapids native myself and the Rafters play about a mile from me). Pretty cool. We don't see too many guys make it big out of the Northwoods League, but it's awesome when it happens. It's great to have another option to consider in the late innings, because Hader and Williams can't pitch every day. It would be fantastic if he continues this performance, and makes this trade with the Yankees end up looking like a total homerun.
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It warms my heart that this forum uses the abbreviation CDT for the time when Daylight Savings is active. You wouldn't believe how many businesses and publications just slap on the phrase "Standard time" like "Standard" is just a meaningless filler word.
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According to Ian Rappaport he's very much considering doing exactly that. Because the last 24 hours has been filled with accurate, credible reporting? Though, in order to bluff you actually have to pretend to have something to bluff with, I guess. I don't know? I mean we don't really know where the situation is going yet. I mean Rappaport is not known for talking out of his rear. It's not like I quoted some talk radio host. Is he bluffing? Yeah definitely could be, but all I'm saying is that if he looks Gute in the eye and says "trade me or I'm retiring", Gute had better be damn sure he's bluffing before he calls him a liar. If you piss off an NFL MVP to the point where he would rather retire than play for you, if you lose him for nothing and your successor doesn't pan out, that's the kind of thing that costs GMs their job.
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He'd have less money if he abruptly retired. By all reports I've heard, he'd have to write the Packers a check for $30 million dollars. Rodgers has lots of money, and his post-football prospects are very good, but giving that amount of money back would be absolute lunacy unless you're Bill Gates or something. He's not doing that, and the Packers are right if they call his bluff on that potential move. EDIT: Just to clarify, that's NOT the money he loses just by walking away, which adds much more- that's the money he'd actually have to RETURN. According to Ian Rappaport he's very much considering doing exactly that.
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Honestly if they were to deal him I wouldn't be devastated about it or anything. It would be momentarily disappointing and definitely change our outlook for '21, but he's 38. If you're getting a king's ransom for it you have to do it right now because that king's ransom isn't going to be available in two years. Obviously, it would depend what we got. What WOULD really peeve me is if they misread the situation, dig their heels in, and Rodgers just refuses to report or retires and they lose him for nothing. Tread carefully. Rodgers has plenty of money and probably careers lined up after football. He doesn't need to play. I don't think it will come to that, but if Gute REALLY thinks Rodgers is dead set on not coming back to QB, trade him. There's a number of teams that will definitely still pay an exorbitant price and losing him for nothing and not getting any more years out of him would be absolutely bombing the situation.
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Frankly, I think even if Rodgers doesn't actually want out, he's a bit of a drama queen who loves stirring the pot. He could basically kill this in 30 seconds with a tweet if he really wanted to. There's a reason he isn't. No different than Favre, really. Favre just had other methods for making himself the center of attention.
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If Gute was right 99% of the time, Rodgers wouldn't want out of Green Bay now. Does he actually want out, or is this posturing? Seems an important question that still needs to play out. I think the fact that Gute has expressed regret about how be handled last year's draft and has spoken about the Rodgers situation when asked is very indicative that there's some definite substance to this and it isn't just posturing. That's not to say he'll never play for us again, but there's clearly more going on here than Rodgers just posturing for a little better contract leverage.
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Stokes is a good pick. They needed an immediate upgrade at corner opposite Jaire and they got it. Going into 2021 with Kevin King as your 2nd corner is not good enough.
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Huge signature win. Especially having Lauer against Bauer. Great win .
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Huge signature win. Especially having Lauer against Bauer. Great win .
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Really looked to me like Taylor catches that if he dives.
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Really looked to me like Taylor catches that if he dives.
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Devin honestly did not have it today. Sometimes you get lucky, fortunately. 2018 Counsell would have brought in Hader against Muncy for a 4 out save, not a doubt in my mind.
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Devin honestly did not have it today. Sometimes you get lucky, fortunately. 2018 Counsell would have brought in Hader against Muncy for a 4 out save, not a doubt in my mind.
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So I guess that's why we paid for defense this offseason.
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Please get us some roboumps. Lauer getting SQUEEZED.
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Zimmermann selected, Weigel optioned
adambr2 replied to markedman5's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
This is becoming one ugly 26 man roster, especially with the pitchers. Is this a normal amount of injuries or have we been ridiculously snakebitten this year? -
I'm really hoping this is nothing with Burnes and basically a method of early season load management where he basically just skips one start.
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Could be a negotiating thing. Who knows. I find it to be more likely that he genuinely doesn't want to come back. He hinted himself after the NFCCG that he might not be back. They drafted his presumed replacement, denied his input several teams and generally didn't do a great job keeping him in the loop about much. This isn't a surprising development if true and certainly appears to be more than the media making something of nothing. I think we're well past the point in Rodgers' career where he's making false overtures just for a new contract.
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Oh yeah, I'm not holding Watt against Gute. Just pointing out that there are indeed cases where the ones yelling "Why didn't we take TJ Watt?!" do end up being right. I remember really wanting Myles Jack one year and he really slipped on medicals. He's turned out to be pretty good. Of course so has the guy we actually picked, Kenny Clark, who I knew nothing about.